episode an overall score of 2.5 out of 4. Michelle Erica Green watched the episode for the website TrekNation, and also questioned the main plot. She wrote "what was the shapeshifter going to do if someone OTHER than Kira was in the runabout with Odo? Did she sit around and wait for the two of them to leave the station together?" She had further concerns about the direction of the Odo and Kira relationship, and described the romance as a "cop-out". She thought that Odo's declaration of his feelings felt forced, and that the plot featuring a crystal creature attacking a crew member reminded her of something from Star Trek: The Original Series. In 2019, ScreenRant ranked this as one of the top ten episodes for the character Nog, noting how it allowed the character to stop seeming "aimless". In 2018, SyFy recommend this episode for its abbreviated watch guide for the Bajoran character Kira Nerys. They note that this focuses on Kira and Odo, as they are stranded together and one is trapped, thus leading to a lot of discussion. Home media release The first home media release of "Heart of Stone" was as a two episode VHS cassette alongside "Life Support" in the United Kingdom on June 12, 1995. This was followed in the United States and Canada with a single episode release on October 5, 1999. It was later released on DVD as part of the season three box set on June 3, 2003. It was released on LaserDisc in the United States on October 26, 1999, paired with "Life Support". The disc was 12 inches with both sides used giving a runtime of 92 minutes, in NTSC format. References Footnotes Bibliography External links Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 3) episodes 1995 American television episodes